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1st LD: Four Chinese killed in Nepal quake: embassy

Xinhua, April 25, 2015 Adjust font size:

Four Chinese nationals were killed and five were critically injured after a strong earthquake hit Nepal on Saturday, Chinese embassy here confirmed to Xinhua.

The four Chinese nationals included one tourist, one climber, and two working in a Chinese company in Nepal, said the Chinese embassy, adding five Chinese were critically injured in the quake.

The Chinese embassy also called on Chinese nationals in the country to move to open grounds in the wake of a series of aftershocks. Endi